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do we have to apply by a certain date for those, or is it just a case of these seats remaining empty and being the divide between home and away fans comewhatmay?

would you say the same of Howard? I mean are you saying Adkins won't drop the current two or are you saying Frimpong is not better than the current two?

I'm sure many will agree with you, but personally I thought his and Thomas' signings were instrumental in our fall from grace. Scoring goals is vital, but I'd wager we'd have scored more as a side and conceded far less if John has never set foot at our place. Well never know of course but that's my opinion. I'd add, just for completion, that if we'd signed Jaidi and not Thomas we'd still be in the Championship.

Could not agree more, which is unusal. Running through this and the loan suggestion thread I think its fair to say there isn't a great deal of choice in terms of a central midfielder willing to come to us that can improve the side. I've gone through the NPC sides and there is not a lot of `dead wood'. It pains me to say it but I keep coming back to Michael Brown...

They might also know that the lad from Arsenal is better right now than the three we have.

do deals when a player comes the other way ever work for us? Losing Kenwyne and getting Stern and selling Bale and getting Forecast are two that make me wince.

despite what has happened he's still got himself a fat contract hence his encouragement to other players to do the same.

Rebel is right about his Yoevil display, He was woeful in that game.

he wasn't booked in the JPT game according to the BBC website http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8951114.stm so I make it 7. Suspension less of an issue then more the worry about an injury leaving us wafer short never mind not having any CM subs.

cos he bloody great and was available.

I'd give Jaidi another deal. Having two units at centre back is priceless in the championship as we found out to our cost. Yes he is old slow but he isn't really slower than he was at Brum when he was vital in getting them promoted.

I'd prefer Dickson in CM than Fonte or Butterfield. A few foraging runs from the back doesn't make a centre midfielder and Butterfield just doesn't have the legs to play in the middle. I don't see the issue in playing Guly alongside Hammond if required. Guly is mobile, excellent in the ball and contrary to previous posters suggestions he can tackle. The issue is if Hammond is suspended or injured. An underperforming Chaplow alongside Dickson doesn't inspire.

FFS yet another longish trip moved to midweek making it all but impossible for me to go.

with Gobern, Morgan and potentially Hammond if he gets another yellow all out, why would we be looking for an attacking midfielder like Howard? I know Chaplow has been poor recently, but unless we are bringing in two I'd of thought a holding midfielder would be the order of the day.

Does the side suffer from a lack of chances and goals when Morgan plays? If no then there is no need for me to roll out the Makalele/Mascherano stats

there was talk of Forest loaning him recently, but no chance of him dropping down two divisions. None at all.

Hard luck today and best of luck for the rest of the season.

FFS this lead, game, form, promotion campaign, season is hanging by a thread;)

the concept of evaluating players within the context of the league they are playing in seems to have passed you by.

...pretty much the whole of Leeds came down to celebrate the winning of Division 2. Thank god for Carl Shutt and Wilkingson's handling of him (what manager before of after has ever left a guy on bench with the intention of bringing him on after 5 minutes just so he doesn't crack under the huge prematch pressure?) or it might still be going off down there.

wendalspaswick

nicely written article for the audience it was aimed at. Now when does the expiry date run out on that yogurt?

I watch the game and enjoy it. But I also assess the team and players performances. Who the hell doesn't? Tell me one fan that doesn't come out of a game and says he played well or he didn't. The only reason I pointed out the errors on the highlights was that for once some glaring errors that don't lead directly to goals were actually recorded so backed up my assessment of him. Your point about League 1 players is irrelevant seeing as I stated Jardi wouldn't stand and watch a looped arial ball coming into the box - and he is a league 1 player too.

where would you draw the line then dulldays?

I'm not making an assessment of Forte's ability based on just the ten minutes I've seen of him, but bringing in a Scunny reject (3rd from bottom in the NPC) isn't all that impressive really. Saying that Chaplow was a reject from bottom of the table Preston (although his high wage was a factor there) and largely he is liked here despite not playing well at the moment.